The annual Hodgdon Pre-Season Tournament has become a staple of the post-Thanksgiving Day holiday, with teams traveling from around the region to participate in the two-day event. This year, squads from Woodland, Fort Kent, Shead and Southern Aroostook will join with Hodgdon for a two full days of basketball.
Games will include two 20-minute halves, using the “running time” format, which means the clock does not stop in order to make sure the games finish in the one-hour time slot. In the final two minutes of the second half, regular clock stoppage will be observed. Each team will have a 10-minute warmup period, and there will be a five-minute halftime break.
The schedule for games is as follows:
Friday, Nov. 25 — Woodland girls vs. Fort Kent, 10 a.m.; Woodland boys vs. Fort Kent, 11 a.m.; Woodland girls vs. Southern Aroostook, noon; Woodland boys vs. Southern Aroostook, 1 p.m.; Shead girls vs Southern Aroostook, 2 p.m.; Shead boys vs. Southern Aroostook, 3 p.m.; Shead girls vs. Fort Kent, 4 p.m.; Shead boys vs. Fort Kent, 5 p.m.; Hodgdon girls vs.Fort Kent, 6 p.m.; Hodgdon boys vs. Fort Kent, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 26 — Hodgdon girls vs. Southern Aroostook, 9 a.m.; Hodgdon boys vs. Southern Aroostook, 10 a.m.; Fort Kent girls vs. Southern Aroostook, 11 a.m.; Fort Kent boys vs. Southern Aroostook, noon; Hodgdon girls vs. Shead, 1 p.m.; Hodgdon boys vs. Shead, 2 p.m.; Woodland girls vs. Shead, 3 p.m.; Woodland boys vs. Shead, 4 p.m.; Woodland girls vs. Hodgdon, 5 p.m.; and Woodland boys vs. Hodgdon, 6 p.m.
The cost is $5 for adults and $2 for students, which is good for the entire day of basketball. A wide variety of concessions will also be sold by the school’s booster club.
